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Euan MacDonald

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Freelance journalist living and working in Kyiv, Ukraine BBC local radio freelance reporter, sometimes heard on LBC radio Very biased: against fascist and authoritarian regimes; for democracy, rule of law, and human rights.

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Launch of Ukrainian aircraft carrier: A Ukrainian sea drone carrying three bomber drones is put to sea.

10.10.2025 04:57 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Routes of drones (yellow) and missiles (red) used by fascist Russia to attack democratic Ukraine overnight. The latest Russian Blitz attack hit energy infrastructure in the north and east of the country. Ukrainian officials have said Ukraine will respond to such attacks in kind.

10.10.2025 04:38 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All clear given in Kyiv - The latest overnight fascist Russian Blitz attack on democratic Ukraine appears to be over.

10.10.2025 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Freedom Frogs of Portland are multiplying. It’s beautiful.

10.10.2025 04:24 β€” πŸ‘ 553    πŸ” 107    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 6
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Scene at drone shoot-down debris strike on apartment block in Kyiv’s Pechersk District. Several injured in capital, problems with electricity and water supplies. Air alert still on as city starts to go to work and school.

10.10.2025 04:25 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

bsky.app/profile/kyiv...

10.10.2025 04:09 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Moment of blackout on left bank Kyiv (eastern side of the Dnipro River).

10.10.2025 04:08 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Partial blackout in Kyiv.

10.10.2025 04:05 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Big explosion just now in western Kyiv. There have been air alerts here and across the country all night. Fascist Russia attacked with drones and ballistic and cruise missiles. Apartment block hit in Kyiv (video): power outages in capital, disruption to underground train services

10.10.2025 04:01 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A fuel and lubricants train on fire near Matveyev-Kurgan in Rostov Oblast. Fascist Russia does seem to have been having a lot of accidents with fuel trains recently… πŸ€” Coincidentally, some Ukrainian drones were reported to be heading that way earlier.

09.10.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Russian drone operator catches a Ukrainian drone while launching his own.

08.10.2025 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 573    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 3
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Ukrainian drones heading into fascist Russia tonight. Map by @DrnBmbr, compiled from Russian sources on social media.

06.10.2025 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 109    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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'I want to find out what they're doing with them' β€” Trump mulls sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine U.S. President Donald Trump said on Oct. 6 that he has "sort of made a decision" on whether to supply Ukraine with Tomahawk long-range missiles.

β€œSort of made a decision.”

Not very definite.

The US would also have to supply ground-launch systems for Ukraine to be able to use Tomahawks.

'I want to find out what they're doing with them' β€” Trump mulls sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine kyivindependent.com/i-want-to-fi...

06.10.2025 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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It's a bit dark too...

06.10.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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It's a bit noisy in fascist Russia's Belgorod tonight...

06.10.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Attack on fuel depot in Feodosia in Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Crimea: Russian occupiers try, and fail, to take down an incoming drone with anti-aircraft fire.

05.10.2025 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 107    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Another air alert in Kyiv…

05.10.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The sounds of distant explosions audible here in western Kyiv - like far-off thunder - as air defenses engage Russian/Iranian attack drones near Vasylkiv, to the south of the Ukrainian capital, where there is an air base. All clear given in Kyiv after an earlier air raid alert.

05.10.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 83    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Several explosions in fascist Russia’s Voronezh Oblast. There is also an air raid alert in Sevastopol, in Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Crimea.

05.10.2025 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Video said to be of machine-gun fire near Saky air base, amid reports of drone attacks.

05.10.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No photos or videos, but reports on Telegram of several explosions in the area of Saky air base in Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Crimea. Ukrainian forces have been attacking radar and air defense targets on the peninsula for the last few weeks.

05.10.2025 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Klintsy, Bransk Oblast, fascist Russia, the local heat and power plant is reportedly on fire - likely hit by Ukrainian drones or missiles, but no specific reports of strikes right now.

05.10.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œWow! The power went out again!” Moment of one of the power outages in Belgorod, fascist Russia.

05.10.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Central Belgorod without power, though some shop signs and a pedestrian crossing light appear to be working in backup power.

05.10.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Video said to be of the Luch power substation in the south of Belgorod suffering several strikes.

05.10.2025 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ukrainian drones attacking en masse, particularly through Kursk Oblast in fascist Russia and across Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Crimea towards SW fascist Russia. Another group of drones already deep in β€œEuropean” Russia. Map compiled from Russian sources by @DrnBmbr.

05.10.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 129    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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β€œFuck, the whole city flashed!” As air raid sirens wail in Belgorod, the city suffers power outages, with part of the center in complete blackout. Belgorod Oblast Governor Gladkov says 40K people in the region are cut off from power due to Ukrainian attacks.

05.10.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 83    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5

Who could ever have imagined when I played a fictional rebel who joined the Resistance to oppose a criminal Authoritarian & wannabe King, it would be happening in real-life?

#TwentyfiveFortyseven

04.10.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 44031    πŸ” 8659    πŸ’¬ 1614    πŸ“Œ 392
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Hundreds of Russian/Iranian Shahed attack drones invading Ukrainian airspace tonight, Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers airborne and likely to launch salvos of cruise missiles.

The war could reach Western countries if they don’t give Ukraine more help to defeat fascist Russia.

04.10.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 116    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Johnson’s cull of MPs prepared to tell the truth about Brexit consigned the Tories to the absurdity & irrelevance they currently enjoy. The media’s pitiful complicity in & failure to explain this lets Farage move in to the vacated space despite embodying the stupidity & bigotry that did for them.

04.10.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2378    πŸ” 530    πŸ’¬ 68    πŸ“Œ 18

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